A Hull mum has been left in tears after being unable to get her two children into a new school for the start of term.

Leah Pearson, 28, believes her children’s learning is being affected as she continues to wait for her sons Coen and Taylor Roberts to be placed in new schools after the family moved to Bransholme in June.

“Every day I cry about these kids,” she said. “The day that everyone started sending their kids back to school I couldn’t go on Facebook seeing all these pictures being posted.

“I can’t even get a uniform because I don’t know what they will need.

“Being a single mum is hard and I need that six-hour break just as much as the kids need it from me. They need to play with kids their own age.”

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Miss Pearson, who is also a carer for Coen, eight, who has autism, used to live in a council house in Irene Grove near Boulevard in west Hull.

But she asked to be moved by Hull City Council because she feared drug-taking in the area would affect her children's safety.

When the council couldn’t offer her another suitable house, Miss Pearson, who receives income support and a carers allowance, moved to her new home in Swinderby Garth in Bransholme.

Leah is having to home school her two children

After switching houses in June, Miss Pearson applied for her children to go to Cleeve Primary School, Biggin Hill Primary School or St. Mary Queen of Martyrs Roman Catholic Primary School ahead of the new term.

But none of the schools can currently take the children, and she has said she is being forced to home-school Coen and five-year-old Taylor.

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Coen and Taylor used to attend Wheeler Primary School in west Hull and Miss Pearson said that both of her sons got emotional when they had to leave their friends and teachers.

Leah with Coen and Taylor

Miss Pearson said she doesn’t have the time and cannot afford to take Coen and Taylor on public transport to their old school and believes both of them will be affected by their current lack of education.

“I told him that it wouldn’t be as scary with everyone starting together and that got him used to starting a new school but now he is going to be the new kid," she said.

“I went to lots of different primary schools when I was younger and it never got easier.

“It will affect them both massively because Taylor has ADHD and school keeps him focused. He should be learning to read and there is only so much I can do with him outside of school.

“Coen doesn’t understand why he isn’t being allowed to go to school and he feels like he is being singled out.”

A Hull City Council spokesman said: "Unfortunately, as the request for places was received late, due to the family moving house, there are no available school places at Mrs Pearson’s preferred schools closest to the new family home.

"However, there are other schools in the Bransholme area that may have places available and we would therefore urge Miss Pearson to contact the Schools Admissions team to discuss the available options.

"In the meantime, we will also contact Miss Pearson to offer her support in this process.”